| CALCULATORS |
| MUTUAL FUND COST CALCULATOR |
Click on "Investor Assistance and Complaints," the look for the box labeled "SEC News You Can Use" |
www.sec.gov |
| FINANCENTER |
|
www.financenter.com |
| PERSONAL FUND |
fun expense calculator |
www.personalfund.com |
SUPERSITES
|
| YAHOO!FINANCE |
|
finance.yahoo.com |
| MSN MONEYCENTRAL |
|
www.moneycentral.com |
| QUICKEN.COM |
|
www.quicken.com |
| CEO EXPRESS.COM |
bills itself as a "one-stop spot on the Web for busy chief executives" |
www.ceoexpress.com |
DIRECTORIES/FINANCIAL PORTALS
|
| SUPERSTAR INVESTOR |
|
www.superstarinvestor.com |
| INVESTORAMA |
|
www.investorama.com |
| SMARTMONEY.COM |
good investor tool |
www.smartmoney.com |
| WALL STREET CITY |
advanced market analytics and screening tools |
www.wallstreetcity.com |
FINANCIAL NEWS
|
| CBS Marketwatch |
|
www.marketwatch.com |
| CNNFN |
|
www.cnnfn.com |
STOCK QUOTE AND RESEARCH
|
| YAHOO!FINANCE |
|
finance.yahoo.com |
| MSN MONEYCENTRAL |
|
www.moneycentral.com/investor |
| 10K WIZARD |
search function |
www.10kwizard.com |
PORTFOLIO TRACKING & ANALYSIS
|
| CNBC.COM |
|
www.cnbc.com |
| QUICKEN.COM |
|
www.quicken.com |
MUTUAL FUNDS
|
| MORNINGSTAR.COM |
|
www.morningstar.com |
| FUNDALARM |
|
www.fundalarm.com |
| MSN MONEYCENTRAL |
fund reviews, links to fund vamilies, top performers… |
www.moneycentral.msn.com |
MUTUAL FUND INVESTOR'S CENTER
|
| PERSONAL FUND |
fund expense calculator |
www.personalfund.com |
| FORBES |
access all Forbes fund articles |
www.forbes.com/funds |
SCREENING TOOLS
|
| MSN INVESTMENT FINDER |
|
www.moneycentral.com/investor |
| QUICKEN STOCK SEARCH |
|
www.quicken.com/investments |
CHARTS
|
| MSN MONEYCENTRAL |
|
www.moneycentral.com/investor |
| BIGCHARTS |
|
www.bigcharts.com |
ONLINE BROKERAGES
|
| AMERICAN EXPRESS FINANCIAL DIRECT |
|
www.americanexpress.com/direct |
| CHARLES SCHWAB |
|
www.schwab.com |
| DLJDIRECT |
|
www.dljdirect.com |
| NATIONAL DISCOUNT BROKERS |
|
www.ndb.com |
| DATEK ONLINE |
|
www.datek.com |
| FINANCIAL ENGINES |
|
www.financialengines.com |
| MPOWER/401KFORUM |
up to $50/yr; 401(k) paid by plan sponsor or provider |
www.mpower.com |
| VANGUARD |
|
www.vanguard.com |
| FIDELITY PORTFOLIO SELECTOR |
|
www.fidelity.com |
NEWSLETTERS/MESSAGE BOARDS
|
| FUNDADVICE.COM |
investment advice, with a focus on no-load, low-cost funds… |
www.fundadvice.com |
| RAGING BULL |
|
www.ragingbull.com |
| SILICON INVESTOR |
|
www.siliconinvestor.com |
| LOW PRICED STOCK SURVEY |
advice on stocks trading for less than $25/share |
www.lowpricedstocks.com |
| THE MOTLEY FOOL |
ready made portfolios, news, research & education |
www.fool.com |
| NO LOAD FUNDX |
focuses on recent performance |
www.fundx.com |
| SPEAR REPORT |
$297 per year |
www.spearreport.com |
| ZACKS ADVISOR |
lots of screening capability |
www.zacksadvisor.com |
BONDS
|
| INVESTING IN BONDS |
|
www.investinginbonds.com |
| E*TRADE |
|
www.etrade.com |
INTERNATIONAL
|
| CBS MARKETWATCH |
|
www.cbsmarketwatch.com |
| CHINA LONLINE |
source for business news & infoation on China |
www.chinaonline.com |
| FINANCIAL TIMES |
portfolio tracker, foreign exhange calculator, news… |
www.ft.com |
| INTLTRADER.COM |
$14.99 per order/USA & $29.99 per order (intl) |
www.intltrader.com |
| WORLD NEWS.COM |
collection of links to news sites from all over the world |
www.wn.com |
| WRIGHT INVESTORS |
intl investor research; change currencies |
www.wisi.com |
| FORBES |
global companies & financial markets |
www.forbes.com/forbesglobal |
EMERGING MARKETS COMPANION
|
| EMERGING MARKETS BONDS |
prices, commentaries, weekly analyses, credit-ratings alerts... |
www.bradynet.com |
MISCELLANEOUS
|
| BEST CALLS |
search & e-mail notification service |
www.bestcalls.com |
| INVESTOOLS |
|
www.investools.com |
| 10K WIZARD |
search function |
www.10kwizard.com |
| STANDARD & POOR'S |
stock screens, stock of the week, picks & pans, summary reports… |
www.personalwealth.com |
| CLEARSTATION |
|
www.clearstation.com |
| AMERICA ON LINE (AOL) |
use keywords: business news, investment research, markets, pf boards, my portfolios, pf live, stock game |
www.aol.com |
BANKING
|
| BANKRATE.COM |
|
www.bankrate.com |
BILL PAYING
|
| PAYTRUST |
put bills online; cost: $8.95/mo for 25 transactions |
www.paytrust.com |
| STATUSFACTORY.COM |
bill payer; cost $8.95/mo for up to 30 payments |
www.statusfactory.com |
CREDIT CARDS
|
| CARDWEB.COM |
|
www.cardweb.com |
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
|
| INC.COM |
sells services |
www.inc.com |
| ALLBUSINESS.COM |
acct., payroll, consulting services… |
www.allbusiness.com |
| DIGITALWORK.COM |
online business services;costs range from $100-$10,000 |
www.digitalwork.com |
| ENTREWORLD.ORG |
helpful site links |
www.entreworld.org |
| ONVIA.COM |
sells services & products(some w/discounts) |
www.onvia.com |
| SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION |
basic information |
www.sba.gov |
TAX SITES/TAX PLANNING
|
| MSN MONEYCENTRAL |
|
www.moneycentral.com/tax/home.asp |
| INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE |
forms & publications… |
www.irs.gov |
| FAIRMARK PRESS |
tax guide + links |
www.fairmark.com |
| H & R BLOCK |
tax forms on line; $9.95 to file Fed online, $4.94 for state, 1040EZ is free |
www.hrblock.com |
| SMART MONEY TAX GUIDE |
collection of magazine articles |
www.smartmoney.com/ac/tax |
| TAX AND ACCOUNTING SITES DIRECTORY |
explore any tax-related topic on the Web |
www.taxsites.com |
| THE TAX PROPHET |
|
www.taxprophet.com |
RETIREMENT PLANNING
|
| FINANCIAL ENGINES.COM |
Plug in you financial circumstances. Site tells you the odds of meeting your financial goal & what steps you need to take to make it happen. |
www.financialengines.com |
| THIRDAGE |
|
www.thirdage.com |
| FINANCIAL ENGINES |
free acct. to see possible portfolios;$14.95 for 3 month subscription for recommendations |
www.financialengines.com |
| 410KAFE.COM |
commentary on legal & admin. Aspects of 401(k) plans |
www.401kafe.com |
| BENEFITSLINK |
info on IRSs, 401(k)s, health plans, long-term care benefits |
www.benefitslink.com |
| FINANCIAL PLAN AUDITORS |
check investments for "timing risk" |
www.fplanauditors.com |
| SMARTMONEY RETIREMENT STRATEGY |
calculators, asset allocation sliders… |
www.smartmoney.com/ac/retirement |
INSURANCE
|
| INSWEB |
|
www.insweb.com |
| INSURE.COM |
|
www.insure.com |
HOME BUYING
|
| REALTOR.COM |
|
www.realtor.com |
| OWNERS.COM |
|
www.owners.com |
MORTGAGES
|
| E-LOAN |
|
www.eloan.com |
CARS
|
| CARSDIRECT.COM |
|
www.carsdirect.com |
| AUTONATION USA |
|
www.autousa.com |
| EDMUNDS.COM |
|
www.edmunds.com |
